The Internet – Steve Lacy! Syd! Matt Martians! – Reunites

The Internet’s Syd, Steve Lacy and Matt Martians sat down with Joe and Jon for their first interview together since "Hive Mind," their 2018 album. The group discussed their upcoming solo projects — Syd’s album “Beard” and Lacy’s “Oh yeah?” are both out July 17 — as well as their Odd Future roots, writing for Beyoncé, TikTok fame and what’s next for the band. 0:00 Intro 4:12 Meeting on MySpace and forming the band 6:09 Odd Future's energy vs. The Internet's 8:22 Staying in touch during solo careers 10:53 The Internet's new album 15:53 Steve Lacy joining the band at 15 18:46 Odd Future's marketing strategy 20:30 Early Odd Future backlash 24:39 Writing about sexuality and with humor 29:24 Steve Lacey live performance lessons 31:15 Navigating "Bad Habits" TikTok fame 38:29 "Girl" popularity 39:46 Syd writing Beyoncé's "Plastic Off the Sofa" 43:00 Having a family bond 46:08 Syd's new album "Beard" 47:00 Is music a lifetime career? 51:20 Album release and tour plans 53:55 Lightning round questions! 1:00:31 Snack time! Follow Jon:   / joncaramanica     / joncaramanica   Follow Joe:   / joecoscarelli     / joecoscarelli   Listen to every Popcast ever https://www.nytimes.com/popcast Popcast Discord! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDiscord Popcast Facebook! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastFacebook Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video